#9940CD#9940CD

#9940CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.212 H 310.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9940CD
RGB	rgb(153, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(278, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(278, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.4%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.42, 59.76, -57.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.42, 82.84, 316.17°)
OKLab	oklab(55.58% 0.1369 -0.1622)
OKLCH	oklch(55.58% 0.212 310.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.9876, 14.8474, 59.2426)
Luminance	0.1485 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9940CD #74CD40

analogous

#5240CD #9940CD #CD40BB

triadic

#9940CD #CD9940 #40CD99

tetradic

#9940CD #CD5240 #74CD40 #40BBCD

square

#9940CD #CD5240 #74CD40 #40BBCD

split-complementary

#9940CD #BBCD40 #40CD52

monochromatic

#551E74 #782BA5 #9940CD #B371DA #CDA1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#9940CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#9940CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9940CD

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9940CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9940CD	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#296DCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#925E82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9940cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.212 310.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb7cdd',
    500: '#9940cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9940cd;
$custom-light: #bb7cdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9940cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.872,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55584,
    "c": 0.21231,
    "h": 310.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14847
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9940CD

secondary

#ACD396

accent

#E2467F

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9940CD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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